Disclosed is a baked food which comprises a cereal flour, an oil or fat component, astaxanthin and optionally an emulsifying component, has such a structure that the oil or fat component containing the astaxanthin is held in voids in a structure formed by a starch of the cereal flour, and has a porosity of 10 to 70%. Specifically disclosed is a baked food produced from an astaxanthin-containing dough, which can stably hold astaxanthin therein for a long period.
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